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\"\" Auburn University announces new addition to Research and Innovation Campus in Huntsville <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Auburn one of 10 universities nationwide to earn 3 National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity designations <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" New Auburn Engineering research center combines expertise in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Auburn secures $11.4M DOD contract for critical space defense project <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Auburn Engineering No. 20 in U.S. News online graduate program rankings <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Auburn\u2019s Gulf Coast Engineering Research Station in Orange Beach receives BOT approval <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Alumnus makes $10M scholarship pledge <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" CEE assistant professor, NCAME collaborate on $2.1M DOE project <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Pettus named executive director of Auburn University Applied Research Institute in Huntsville <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Civil and environmental engineering assistant professor aims to predict how sea ice reacts to stress and strain <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" NIH awards another $1.9M toward Auburn Engineering\u2019s transformative research into rapid immunodiagnostics <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Chemical engineering senior researches hydrogels to improve space transportation <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Researchers part of $887K FTA project to optimize efficiency on zero emission bus materials <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" NASA invests $1.5 million toward creation of Auburn University Space Manufacturing Initiative <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" NSF CAREER Award-winning study investigates how sound can boost plant pollination and crop yields <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Associate professor in civil and environmental engineering awarded federal grant to research geographically isolated wetlands <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Associate mechanical engineering professor researching heat management approaches for national defense applications <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Assistant professor of chemical engineering earns NSF CAREER Award <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" AU Applied Research Institute to oversee $1.1M Army modernization project <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" CEE faculty plan to help agencies implement resilience planning to everyday operations <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Auburn team claims autonomous racing victory at 163.6 mph <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Auburn Engineering professors receive $400K NSF grant <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering revolutionizes chiplet designs, earns NSF CAREER Award <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Auburn announces new Nuclear Power Generation Systems program director <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Professor in chemical engineering leads USDA grant to stir agricultural interest among middle schoolers <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Mechanical engineering chair honored with IEEE Distinguished Service Award <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Mechanical engineering senior named SEC Men\u2019s Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" ECE advisor wins university\u2019s Outstanding Primary Advisor award <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Auburn Engineering faculty members earn prestigious university honors <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Materials engineering chair honored for work in experimental mechanics <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" AUEPRI director honored for exceptional contributions to electronics manufacturing <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" ASME honors mechanical engineering professor emeritus for outstanding achievements <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Assistant professor of chemical engineering earns Rising Star Junior Faculty Award <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" ECE professor selected as technical co-chair for the Mobile Networks Symposium <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Assistant professor of CSSE elevated to senior member status by IEEE <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Senior aerospace engineering student awarded the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation\u2019s 2024 scholarship <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Graduate student in chemical engineering earns MoISSI software fellowship <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Auburn researchers shine at national transportation conference <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Mechanical engineering doctoral student earns prestigious SAE Doctoral Engineering Scholarship <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Three students in CSSE earn Computing Research Association Outstanding Researcher Awards <\/a><\/div>\n
\"\" Auburn Engineering Communications and Marketing team earns 21 digital marketing awards<\/a><\/div>\n
\"\"Civil engineering alumnus elected to College Football Hall of Fame<\/a><\/div>\n
\"\"College recognizes outstanding students, faculty, staff, alumni at annual spring awards ceremony<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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